|
Mission
IAS’2009
|
Qn No |
Related
to
|
Answer |
|
51 |
Waterfalls
/River
|
B |
|
52 |
International
Date
Line |
B |
|
53 |
power
generation
in India |
** |
|
54 |
Irrigation
Project
/ State
|
D |
|
55 |
Knighthood |
C |
|
56 |
Mughal
Emperor |
B |
|
57 |
Prisoner’s
Dilemma |
C |
|
58 |
Free
Indian
Legion |
C |
|
59 |
War
Members |
|
|
60 |
Agent
Orange |
B |
|
61 |
Borders
with
Moldova |
A |
|
62 |
India is
a member
of |
A |
|
63 |
Ajman &
Ras al-Khaimah |
C |
|
64 |
largest
(areawise)
Lok
Sabha
constituency |
B |
|
65 |
India,
China,
the UK
and the
USA, |
D |
|
66 |
Person
and Area |
B |
|
67 |
V. R.
Krishna
Iyer |
B |
|
68 |
Ebraham
Alkazi |
C |
|
69 |
Chikmagalur
and
Mandya |
B |
|
70 |
Bimbavati
Devi |
A |
|
71 |
Sarosh
Zaiwalla |
C |
|
72 |
Vishnugarh
Hydroelectric
Projects |
C |
|
73 |
Author -
Work |
C |
|
74 |
New
Lamps
for Old |
A |
|
75 |
Un-British’ |
C |
Mission
IAS’2009
Qn 51.
The narmada
river
has a number
of falls
in its head
reaches. at
8 km from
its. source,
the river
drops 21 to
24 m at
kapildhara
falls
(see figure
2). ...
www.blogshare.in/kapildhara-falls.html
-
Similar
pages
Qn 53.
|
Table 6:
Installed
Electricity
Generation
Capacity
in
India,
1997-2005
(in
thousands
of
megawatts) |
|
|
1997 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
|
Hydroelectric |
21.65 |
26.26
|
26.76
|
29.50 |
30.94 |
|
Nuclear |
2.22 |
2.72
|
2.72
|
2.72 |
2.77 |
|
Geothermal/Solar/
Wind/Biomass |
1.27
|
1.51
|
1.74
|
1.87 |
3.81 |
|
Conventional
Thermal |
59.64
|
74.55
|
76.65
|
77.97 |
80.90 |
|
Total
Capacity |
85.79
|
105.05
|
107.88
|
112.06 |
118.42 |
|
note:
components
may not
add to
total
due to
rounding
Source:
Government
of India |
|
Table 5:
Electricity
Generation
and
Consumption
in
India,
1995-2005
(in
billions
of
kilowatt-hours) |
|
|
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
|
Net
Generation
hydroelectric
nuclear
geo/solar/wind/biomass
conventional
thermal |
396.0
71.9
6.5
0.5
317.2 |
412.6
68.2
7.4
0.8
336.1 |
441.1
73.9
10.4
0.9
355.8 |
470.7
82.2
10.6
1.0
376.8 |
504.3
79.9
11.4
2.3
410.7 |
529.1
73.7
14.1
2.9
438.5 |
548.0
73.0
18.2
3.9
453.0 |
563.5
63.5
17.8
4.1
478.2 |
556.8
68.5
16.4
4.2
467.7 |
558.33
73.77
17.77
n/a
466.82
|
587.37
84.50
16.84
n/a
486.03 |
|
Net
Consumption |
369.8
|
385.2
|
411.6
|
439.0
|
470.1
|
493.4
|
510.9
|
525.4
|
519.0
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
Imports |
1.7
|
1.6
|
1.6
|
1.5
|
1.4
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
1.4
|
1.4 |
1.4 |
|
Exports |
0.1
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
0.2
|
0.3
|
0.2
|
0.3
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.2 |
0.2 |
|
n/a -
not
applicable
note:
generation
components
may not
add to
total
due to
rounding
Source:
DOE/EIA
and
Government
of India |
Qn 57
The
Prisoners'
Dilemma.
Cooperation
is usually
analysed in
game theory
by means of
a
non-zero-sum
game called
the "Prisoner's
Dilemma"
(Axelrod,
1984).
...
pespmc1.vub.ac.be/PRISDIL.html
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pages
Qn 58
The Free
Indian
Legion
was
established
by Subhas
Chandra
Bose, one of
the rivals
to ...
The men were
then
officially
designated
the "Free
Indian
Legion".
...
www.stephen-stratford.co.uk/free_india.htm
-
Similar page
Qn 60.
agent orange,
vietnam
veterans,
...
Agent Orange
Overview:
Approximately
20 million
gallons of
herbicides
were used in
Vietnam
between 1962
and 1971 to
...
www.va.gov/Agentorange/
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Similar
pages
Qn 61.
borders with
Moldova:
border
countries:
Romania 450
km, Ukraine
939 km
Qn 62.
The Asian
Development
Bank (ADB)
is a
regional
development
bank
established
in 1966 to
promote
economic and
social
development
in Asian and
Pacific
countries
through
loans and
technical
assistance.
It is a
multilateral
development
financial
institution
owned by 67
members, 48
from the
region and
19 from
other parts
of the
globe. ADB's
vision is a
region free
of poverty.
Its mission
is to help
its
developing
member
countries
reduce
poverty and
improve the
quality of
life of
their
citizens.
APEC
currently
has 21
members,
including
most
countries
with a
coastline on
the Pacific
Ocean. By
convention,
APEC uses
the term
member
economy
to refer to
one of its
members.
The
Colombo Plan
is a
regional
organization
that
embodies the
concept of
collective
inter-governmental
effort to
strengthen
economic and
social
development
of member
countries in
the
Asia-Pacific
Region. The
primary
focus of all
Colombo Plan
activities
is on human
resources
development.
Qn 68.
Ebrahim
Alkazi
is a famous
Indian
theatre
director,
who was the
founding
head of the
India's
premier
theatre
training
institute,
National
School of
Drama,
...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebrahim_Alkazi
–
Qn 70.
Bimbavati
Devi,
being the
daughter of
renowned
classical
Manipuri
dancers,
Guru Bipin
Singh and
Smt.
Kalavati
Devi,
was
initiated
into the
world of
dance
Bimbavati
Devi,
classical
Manipuri
dancers,
Guru Bipin
Singh and
Smt.
Kalavati
Devi,
Manipuri
mridang,
Manipuri
martial art,
Thang Ta,
Manipuri
Nartanalaya,
...
indihot.com/indihot-news/bimbavati-devi.html
Qn 71.
Sarosh
Zaiwalla
Launched in
the House of
Commons ILIP,
a
partnership
firm between
Sarosh
Zaiwalla
of
Zaiwalla
& Co.,
Solicitors,
one of the
first Indian
law firms in
London
...
www.lawfuel.com/show-release.asp?ID=1695
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